E-CONSORTIUM OF UNIVERSITY CENTERS AND RESEARCHERS FOR PARTNERSHIP WITH JUSTICE PRACTITIONERS

Center for Criminal Justice Research, Indiana University

Expertise

In addition to graduate research assistants, the Center for Criminal Justice Research employs four full-time, graduate-level professional research staff. CCJR works with public safety agencies and social services organizations to provide impartial applied research on criminal justice and public safety issues. Some of the issues CCJR addresses include crime prevention, criminal justice systems, policing, traffic safety, and youth.

Current Projects:
Indiana Traffic Safety Research - Designing and implementing effective traffic safety policies requires data-driven analysis of traffic collisions. To help in the policy-making process, the Indiana University Center for Criminal Justice Research is collaborating with the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute to analyze 2010 vehicle crash data from the Automated Reporting Information Exchange System (ARIES), maintained by the Indiana State Police. This marks the fifth year of this partnership. Research findings will be summarized in a series of fact sheets on various aspects of traffic collisions, including alcohol-related crashes, light and large trucks, dangerous driving, children, motorcycles, occupant protection, and drivers. An additional publication will provide information on county and municipality data and the final publication will be the annual Indiana Crash Fact Book. These publications serve as the analytical foundation of traffic safety program planning and design in Indiana. CCJR staff collaborate with several state and federal agencies including the ICJI, Indiana State Police, Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Indiana Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).